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Ratatouille - A French tradition
Ratatouille is the perfect medley of vegetables simmered with one. The perfect side dish to your fish, poultry and meats
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 255 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 2 eggplant sliced, scored on both sides
- 5 zucchini slice them into thick rounds
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 yellow onion peeled and thinly sliced
- 10 small bell peppers red and orange
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 2 pounds tomatoes ripe,peeled, and quartered
- 2 teaspoons fresh basil chopped
- ½ cup red wine
Instructions
- Lightly salt the eggplant slices and place on paper towel to drain for about 30 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
- Slice the zucchini thickly and set them aside.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of the olive oil into a large frying pan and when hot, lightly brown the onions, peppers and zucchini slices.
- Remove the vegetables to a casserole and add the eggplant slices to the frying pan or saucepan.
- Cook to brown both sides lightly and place in the casserole with the other vegetables. Add extra oil as needed while frying the vegetables.
- Add the garlic and tomatoes to the oil and cook for 1 minute. Add the garlic and tomatoes to the rest of the vegetables with the remaining olive oil in the frying pan.
- Add basil, salt, pepper and wine and bring to the boil over moderate heat.
- Cover and reduce to simmering. If the vegetables need moisture during cooking, add a little more wine.
- When the vegetables are tender, remove them from the casserole to a serving dish and rapidly boil any remaining liquid in the pan to reduce to about 2 tablespoons. Pour over the ratatouille to serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
255kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
1314mg
(38%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
7795IU
(156%)
Vitamin C
306.4mg
(340%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 1314mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 7795IU | 156% |
| Vitamin C | 306.4mg | 340% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.